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WYLDCat to Undergo System Maintenance December 4-6
The WYLDCat online catalog will undergo system-wide maintenance December 4-6. My Account, Place Hold, and Email Notification will be unavailable those dates. Please contact...
Pre-K Home Learning Environment Impacts Later Academic Performance
Reposted with permission from Library Research Service A study recently published in Applied Developmental Science measured the connection between children’s home...
Courses in Budgeting, Using Mobile Devices Added to DigitalLearn.org
DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Association’s (PLA) website designed to help community members increase their digital literacy skills, has added two new beginner-level...
Advocate for Your Library With YALSA Toolkit
Want to be a more effective advocate for your library? The Young Adult Library Services Association has created the YALSA Advocacy Toolkit to help. Although tailored for YA...
Grant Opportunities
STARnet Discover Exoplanets Traveling Exhibit DEADLINE: January 5, 2018 Pre-application webinar December 6, 2017 The National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) at the...
10 Tips for a Great Annual Fund
Reposted with permission from Library Strategies There is one type of fundraising that virtually every Friends or Library Foundation should be doing: it’s called the Annual...
Free Library Continuing Education Events for December
The December 2017 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 60 great offerings. Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered...
Three New Educational Apps From the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress, in collaboration with various educational organizations, has launched three web- and mobile-based applications related to Congress and civic...
Getting Started With the AASL Standards
https://youtu.be/LwuJgX9wxgA School Library Journal has compiled a list of essential resources for getting started with the new American Association of School Librarians...
Quilts Benefit Johnson County Library Children’s Department
The Johnson County library is auctioning a beautiful quilt collection to raise supplemental funds for its children’s department. Charlie Ellis was a long-time library friend...
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